Schizochilus cecilii subsp. transvaalensis (Rolfe) H.P.Linder

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Plants 100-300 mm tall; leaves 6-15, lower 3-6 clustered at the base of the stem, linear to narrowly oblanceolate, acute, to 100 mm long, remainder scattered up the scape, lanceolate, grading into the bracts. Inflorescences dense, to 70 mm long and 40-flowered; bracts at least as long as the ovary. Flowers 2-3 mm in diameter, white or cream with yellow lip, rarely yellow. Sepals concave, 2.8-4.5 mm long; median elliptic to rotund, 2.8-3.8 mm long, obtuse; laterals sub-obliquely lanceolate to ovate, 3,5-4.5 mm long, subacute. Petals rhomboid-rotund to ovate, acute, curved over the anther, 1.3-3 mm long. Lip 3-3.6 x 1.5-1.8 mm, disc with 3 fleshy calli; midlobe c. 1 mm long; side lobes less than half as long, subacute; spur cylindrical, straight, 0.1-0,6 mm long.
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Herb, up to 400 mm tall. Leaves cauline or not more than 3 basal. Spur shorter than 0.6 mm. Lip with 3 calli. Flowers white.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.35
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Soil texture 7-8
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Distribution

Schizochilus cecilii subsp. transvaalensis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:887874-1
WFO ID wfo-0000306838
COL ID 7YKQS
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Synonyms

Schizochilus tenellus Schizochilus transvaalensis Schizochilus cecilii subsp. transvaalensis